God blessed me with a creative soul, knowing it would comfort and nurture me in this crazy world.
May the favor of the Lord our God rest upon us; establish the work of our hands for us-- yes, establish the work of our hands.
Psalm 90:17

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Leafs Me Happy Day 4

This is Day 4 of the Leafs Me Happy blog hop and my turn for some fall fabric blocks to show and tell. I'd love to have had more to show, but it's been a rough month. At least I have a few pictures to share.

For the full Leafs Me Happy blog hop schedule, please go HERE. Our wonderful hostess, Cherry, has the full line up of bloggers scheduled from October 1 through October 10.... (no week ends).

My collection of blocks is titled "Falling Behind" because I never did catch up and finish all that I had planned.

First up is a paper pieced crow and pumpkin block. I just love crows and I'm not sure if they are exactly fall subjects or not. No matter, I think of them in the pumpkin patch, cawing away and causing a little ruckus.

Next, some fall apples. I still need to put something in those blank corner sections. These apples, the crow and the pumpkins above, came from patterns from the Quilt Pro System, Block of the Day. These arrive by email every day and are free. Go HERE to sign up. You can search their archives for tons of patterns.

Another paper pieced pumpkin, this one from EQ5. I really enjoy paper piecing, as long as the projects are small and not too time consuming. I don't know that I'd ever make a full quilt with tiny, paper pieced blocks as I get impatient to move on to the next project.

And lastly, this fall owl, sitting high in his branches. If he looks familiar, he was in the last blog hop, Dots on Dots, from Debby Kratovil. She has a free pdf pattern of the owl on her blog. Go HERE and scroll down to the September 14th post to get the owl pattern. Thanks, Debby!

I also have a small give-a-way for anyone that leaves a comment. Please make sure that I can reply to you. I just have a mix of goodies.... a great fabric marking pencil, a 45mm rotary cutter blade, a two pack of 28mm rotary cutter blades, a little package of quilting needles, a small scissor, and a fall fat quarter. I'll draw the winner at the end of the hop, on October 11. Good luck!

Now you are ready to move along on this hop and visit the other bloggers for Day 4. Here they are, so get hoppin';

Hope you have enjoyed the Leafs Me Happy blog hop today. Be sure to check out all the blog hop days for lots of inspiration and an occasional give-a-way. Thanks to Cherry for hosting and Madame Samm for being our blog cheerleader and catalyst for all of these wonderful hops.

Oooh they are all lovely - I love the owl one the best. These small quilts are nice to sew up and get finished off quickly arent they. Thanks for the chance to win the giveaway and thanks for sharing too.

Jeanie. Your pumpkins are fabulous! Very lovely paper piecing. And I am SO honored you liked my owl so much you made him in fall colors. Thank you for using my pattern, giving me credit, and showing him in a different set of "clothes." Great posting today. Debby

I love your paper pieced blocks! Thanks for the link to the Quilt Pro System - I'll have to delve into those archives. Thank you for the opportunity to win your lovely giveaway!!! Would be fabulous to be lucky number 1!!!

Thanks so much for the comments! I do hope that you will try paper piecing. There are many free tutorials that can walk you through it. It's really pretty simple, once you get the hang of it. And, yeah, crows are pretty amazing little birdies!

Good Morning Jeanie...oh wow....your blocks are all lovely...you may have turned me onto batiks...or patterned fabric..blend on blend..what do you call fabrics like this...I call them....Gotta get me some ...lol. Well deserving of ...welllllll go and see...hope to see you again

Madame Samm.... how nice of you to visit and pick my little crow block! I'm shocked that you don't have batik fabrics in your stash... I love their wonderful shading. There was a time... in my hippie 60's.... that I made my own batik fabrics. Never again, thanks to all of the great fabrics available. Thank you so much for all that you do in "blogland!"

Cute! Blocks!!! :) Your crow is so much nicer than the flock that visits our back yard each day! I'm seeing a table runner in my future with a similar little crow.... sowingstitches [at] gmail [dot] com

Thanks for the nice comments....except the part about sending some of your crows to my neighborhood! I don't see many around here, but when they do visit, they sure don't come and go quietly. Cute, but very noisy. Thanks for visiting!

Thanks so much, Marlene! You will love paper piecing once you get the hang of it. It just makes such precise work and you can use the littlest of scraps. I admit to being hooked, but it's a great addiction! Thanks so much for stopping by today. Happy Hopping!

If that's a SMALL giveaway - I want to see a BIG giveaway!! Love your blocks - my favorite is the pumpkins and crow! Thanks for sharing and for the chance to win your fabulous giveaway! Your generosity is wonderful!!

Thanks, Mary. I'm thinking that I found the link to the Block of the Day on another blog....just don't remember who or when. I'm sure there are millions of us receiving that email everyday. Thanks for visiting!

Thanks for the comments, Fawn! If you can stitch a straight line, you can paper piece. A Harry Potter quilt would be wonderful! I'd love to see it when (notice I said "when") you get it finished. Good luck!

Your pp blocks are so sweet! A suggestion for those corners...an apple cut open to show the seeds? Thank you for the link to the patterns, I've joined up too!I'm also a new follower to your piece of blogland.Thank you for the chance. :)

WoW, enough said other then I love it all. Thank you for sharing and a very nice giveaway. I want to invite you and your followers over to The Learning Curve and enter the giveaway. http://jeannegwin.blogspot.com/2012/10/leafs-me-happy-day-3.html

I love all your pretty projects-- a couple favorites are the EQ5 paper-pieced pumpkin (LOVE!!! wish I could paper piece!)... and the adorable little owl! Thank you so much for sharing your lovely blocks-- and for the chance to enter your giveaway!

Rosemary B here:Wow your blocks are superb!I love the apples, and the owl, and that crow, and the pumpkin! REALLY nice! I am new at quilting and you did just about every thing here! thanks for the inspiration.

OH! and also thank you for the opportunity for a give away too. how sweet.Happy Fall!

Thanks, Rosemary, for all of the lovely comments. I hope you are enjoying the hop and getting lots of ideas. Quilting, in all forms, is very addicting and fun. You'll love it! Good luck in the drawing!

All your blocks are so pretty. I get those block of the day emails too! I saved so many that I will never be able to make them all but I can't bring myself to resist saving more! I think you got pretty much accomplished and they are all great! I must say that the cute little owl is my favorite!!

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I learned to sew when I was 4 years old. My dear Aunt Billie, now with the Lord, taught me how to make a simple pillow slip on her treadle sewing machine. Who knew that would be the beginning of a lifetime of creativity!